Presses and Plants for the Rubber Industry

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 Competence from a single source

Siempelkamp’s service range for the rubber industry

For over 130 years Siempelkamp has been the expert for presses and plants for the production of flat panel materials and molded
products. Experience, innovation and expert knowledge also characterize the presses and plants for the rubber industry. Next to planning,
design and production processes, Siempelkamp also carries out the installation and start-up of the equipment. In this way, customers
worldwide benefit from our proven “all from a single source” principle.

Siempelkamp press systems for products in the rubber industry convince with obvious advantages: They feature long-life cycles, high
reliability and efficiency as well as unequaled repeat accuracy when obtaining the transparent process parameters. That is why the
Krefeld machine and plant engineering company is the world market leader in the plant segment for the area of steel cord and textile
conveyor belts: the majority of all conveyor belts used worldwide are manufactured on Siempelkamp equipment.

Siempelkamp presses are well suited for the reliable and economic production of many different rubber products for numerous application areas.

Headquarters of the Siempelkamp Group in Krefeld, Germany

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 Plants for steel cord and textile conveyor belts

Conveyor belt plant with direct tensioning system

Tension measurement Compactor lorry with pre-press Let off for textile conveyor belts Multi-cylinder press Pull-roll stand Winder for finished belts
Direct tensioning system

Roller comb

The demands on conveyor belts are high: Worldwide they transport standards provide best product quality through transparent and
millions of tons of overburden, coal and ore across many kilome- controllable process parameters.
ters daily. Despite being under extreme loads of materials, tensile
forces and speeds, these conveyor belts will be used for many Features:
years. Nevertheless, they always have to have best directional sta- • Conveyor belt thickness starting at 5 mm
bility. This can only be achieved through high production, plant • Optimal pressure distribution through adjustable Parameters for standard presses
and process quality. pressure zones Conveyor belt width from 1,200 mm to 3,200 mm*
• High process stability Bolster Press Multi-cylinder press Conveyor belt thickness from 5 mm to 50 mm
Our durable and maintenance-friendly multi-cylinder press ensures • Only small foundations necessary Press lengths from 10,600 mm to 23,480 mm*
that steel cord and textile conveyor belts manufactured on • Low production costs Specific surface pressure up to 400 N/cm2
Siempelkamp equipment will meet these high quality r­ equirements. • High safety standards Number of steel cords up to 2 x 260
This press can economically produce conveyor belts with a thickness • Extremely long operating life Winding capacity up to 70 t
starting at 5 mm. Optimal pressure distribution and high safety • Maintenance-friendly
• Excellent thickness tolerances of the belts Infeed multi-cylinder press Top: Multi-cylinder press, Bottom: Pressure distribution comparison Winder with 2,000 mm belt Twin belt curing is possible. *Extended specifications under preparation.

Conveyor belt plant with traditional steel cord tensioning system

Compactor lorry with pre-press Let off for textile conveyor belts Pull-roll stand

Cable creel Hydraulic cable clamping Multi-cylinder press Winder for finished belts
and tensioning device

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 Direct tensioning and measuring system
Direct tensioning system with roller comb
Siempelkamp plants for the production of steel cord and fabric con-
veyor belts are characterized by innovative technologies in order to
manufacture high-quality belts suitable for heavy-duty demands.
Customer advantages are easily recognizable with the new direct ten-
sioning and measuring system for steel cords: This innovative steel
cord tensioning concept allows the exact positioning and the uniform
tensioning of the steel cords inside the belts. The electronically con-
trolled steel cord tension ­distribution system opens up increased
production safety, plant reliability and transparent product quality.
The direct tensioning system with integrated tension measuring
allows 100% control over the actual steel cord tension distribution.
The new concept includes a ­roller comb that replaces the fixed finger
comb used in previous systems. In this way, the friction between
comb and steel cables is eliminated. As a result, the abrasive wear
Direct tensioning system with...
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on the ­galvanized steel cables is reduced. Furthermore, compared to
the traditional concept, the new roller comb ensures that the tension
distribution will be deflected as little as possible.
Features:
• High production safety
• Increased plant reliability
• Exact quality reporting for optimized product quality
• Controlled tension distribution of the steel cords
• Precise distances between cords
• Reverse movement of steel cords and belts is possible
• Cord diameters ranging from 3 to 15 mm
• Steel cord tension per individual steel cord up to 4,000 N
• Low personnel requirements
• Maximum availability due to quick product changeover times
...measuring devices for the steel cord tension
 Repair presses for conveyor belts
Often the repair and restoration of damaged or worn out conveyor
belts is highly economical. Siempelkamp offers complete conveyor
belt repair workshops. Furthermore, the subsidiary Siempelkamp
Logistics & Service can retrofit existing machines and plants, even
those made by other manufacturers, according to the latest stan-
dards. This results in competitive products and higher productivity
with low investment costs.
Double-belt presses for conveyor belts, rubber sheets
and rubber granulates
Siempelkamp’s continuous double-belt presses economically manu-
facture flooring material and sandwich panels as well as mats and
sheets with a smooth surface. The green rubber applied to a cable
carpet is vulcanized under heat and pressure between two continu-
ously moving steel belts inside the press. PVC belts are cured and
afterwards cooled.
A “carpet” of calibrated roller rods runs between the steel belts
and the fixed hot-platens. These rollers freewheel, transmitting the
pressure and heat via the steel belt with optimal efficiency onto
the product.
Specific pressure ranging from 150 to 500 N/cm²
Features:
• Conveyor belt thickness ranging from 5 to 50 mm
• Conveyor belt width ranging from 800 to 3,200 mm
• Press lengths ranging from 1,500 to 6,000 mm
• Specific surface pressure up to 400 N/cm²
Conveyor belt repair press
Features:
• Product widths: 1,400 mm and 2,400 mm
• Press lengths: 10 – 25 m
• Capacity increase up to 200% for heating/cooling processes
• Energy savings up to 80% for heating/cooling processes
• Pressures up to 500 N/cm²
• Improved pressure distribution due to dynamic process control
• No down-time due to laborious product handling
• No visible transitions on the product surface
• Improved surface quality
• No release agents
Siempelkamp double-belt press for PVC and rubber conveyor belts
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 Multi-daylight presses for mats, sheets and flooring materials

For the vulcanization of rubber sheets, mats and flooring material

with smooth or profiled surfaces, Siempelkamp supplies multi-
daylight presses with loader and unloader units. These presses
have been proven for decades. Due to their precise operation, they
guarantee the production of high-quality, sophisticated and profiled
product surfaces.

Features:
• Press sizes starting at 1,200 x 1,200 mm
• Specific pressures of 400 – 1,200 N/cm²
• Thermal oil, steam or water heated
• High precision and material savings
• Best availability
• High reliability
•N
 ew equipment available also without large
heat transfer systems

4-daylight press

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 Plants for tire treads

Single C-frame press

Tire retreading of semi-trucks avoids large amounts of waste and, Features:

at the same time, lowers the high fixed costs of the transport
industry. Regarding functional safety, longevity and mileage, these
retreaded tires compare to new tires.
Siempelkamp has supplied multi-daylight presses for the
production of treads for tire retreading for almost three decades. In
this area we are an experienced and proven partner for stand-
alone presses as well as for complete press lines.
• Single and double C-frame vulcanizing presses
• 3,800 mm x 600 mm, 6 – 8 daylights
• 10,800 mm x 600 mm, 6 – 8 daylights
• Specific pressure: 500 N/cm² onto the hot-platen area
• Including oil unit, PC control, quick loader and unloader
devices and high-speed mold changing device
• Uniform pressure distribution
• Low material loss
• Quick loading and unloading
• Smooth loading due to integrated loading cages

Single C-frame design Double C-frame design

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 Our universal range of products for the rubber industry

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textile conveyor belts

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Steel cord belts
Direct tensioning and measuring system

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Repair presses for conveyor belts

Textile conveyor belts

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Double-belt presses for
Rubber granulates
conveyor belts, rubber sheets
and rubber granulates

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smooth surface
Multi-daylight presses for
mats, sheets and flooring
materials

Rubber sheets/mats with

profiled surface
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Plants for tire treads

Treads for tire

retreading
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Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH

Siempelkampstraße 75 • 47803 Krefeld • Germany • Phone: +49 (0) 2151 / 92-30 • Fax: +49 (0) 2151 / 92-5604 • www.siempelkamp.com
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